Krumm and Ordonez impress in maiden Nissan V8 Supercars test

Michael Krumm and Lucas Ordonez have both enjoyed their first drive of V8 Supercars at Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria, Australia today.

Krumm and Ordonez drove two of Nissan Motorsport’s Altima V8 Supercars at the 3.0 kilometre circuit as part of the Nismo Global Driver Exchange on a day that saw a wet track in the morning and dry conditions in the afternoon.

Both drivers performed well in trying conditions, setting impressive lap times and improving over the course of the day. Krumm and Ordonez, who drove together earlier this year to finish in third place in the LM P2 classification at the Le Mans 24 Hours, also gave valuable feedback and information to the Nissan Motorsport engineering team.

Krumm and Ordonez will now fly to Japan for this weekend’s Super GT round at Suzuka.

Nissan Motorsport will remain at Winton overnight to conduct a full test day on Tuesday, ahead of the next event of the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship at the same venue on 23-25 August 2013.

Michael Krumm – Nissan international driver

“Driving the V8 Supercar was quite an experience. We prepared well, the team gave us all the information about the car, how it is to drive, but when you actually get it, they are awesome cars,” said Michael Krumm.

“The Nissan Altimas have a lot of power and not much downforce, so it’s not what I’m used to, but it was much better to drive that I expected.

“It was great here at Winton. It’s kind of a crazy track. It’s a big challenge, bumpy and tight and has lots of different corners, but the cars are great fun.

“Everyone wants to come and race at Bathurst or the Gold Coast, so I’d really love the chance to drive these cars again in the future.”